I have to get on the Slab Bandit wagon also. I like fishing my own hand tied jigs the best, but some times the plastic is their bait of choice. I have been fishing them about as long as he has been making them and they catch fish. I have a bucket full of Bobby Garland, LFT, Rocky Tops (yes, I am a tackle ho in need of help) and several others that don't take up space in my boat anymore. They are all good baits. But the SB has my confidence when it comes to plastic. And Robert has my business.
Both excellent baits but the more durable IMHO Slab Bandits. If you want help keeping the Bobby Garlands on put a Dab of Super Glue between the Jig Head and the Bobby Garland. That helps keep it on. Hope that helps.
I have to get on the Slab Bandit wagon also. I like fishing my own hand tied jigs the best, but some times the plastic is their bait of choice. I have been fishing them about as long as he has been making them and they catch fish. I have a bucket full of Bobby Garland, LFT, Rocky Tops (yes, I am a tackle ho in need of help) and several others that don't take up space in my boat anymore. They are all good baits. But the SB has my confidence when it comes to plastic. And Robert has my business.
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I've stopped buying much new stuff and stay with the clssics now that have proven themselves to me so Rocky tops for plastics and hand tied jigs the rest of the time.
I've used the Bobby Garland in the past and they were ok but I got better results on LFT Shad. Never bothered with the Slab Bandits though I hear they are mighty good. I just had to stop collecting fishing stuff.
I used Rocky Tops at first and then I tried Lake Fork Tackle's Baby Shad. They are softer but a simple little brush on of super glue at the place the jighead and plastic meet solve the problem of staying on the hook. I also noticed they would last for 15-20 fish when fished that way. Before the super glue they only lasted about 5 fish. Seemed to tear up from sliding on and off the hook. But the fish loved them. The soft garlic impregnated body seem to cause the fish to eat them better and hang on better allowing my slow reactions to catch them better.
I tried the Slab Bandits but did not catch as many fish it seemed and they slid up and down the hook also. The body seemed harder and tougher to me.
So I stuck with Lake Fork Tackle Baby Shads which I had confidence in. I also have great confidence in Rocky Tops.
Fish what you are confident in and you will catch more fish.
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I know this post is old but I came back across it and thought I would post. Friend of mine gave me a pack of the texas toast baby shad style and I haven't had much luck with them, or atleast what I expected. I know they gotta be great bait and thought maybe it was just the color but he had every color crazy makes and hasn't had much luck. Sure they will turn on to em eventually as I know different bait for different lakes. What I have switched to instead of exclusively using BG is the Fin-S jigs. They work extremely well and seem to catch bigger fish. Anyone else use these?